Can someone tell me which Optima battery is best:

1. for a daily driver with electric windows, air conditoning, stereo;
2. for an frequently used car with relatively few electrical components.

As I understand it the Red Top SLI batteries are meant more for daily use with not over the top extra electrical draining accessories, whilst the Yellow Top Deep Cycle batteries are more for cars with high ongoing electrical loads and those that sit around in the garage unused for extensive periods.

Is this correct? Or can I use a Red Top battery in an infrequently used car and expect it to start everytime?

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Yellow top

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gday i had the yellow top one in my last mini untill i killed it.
my stereo diddnt like it much and one day it just went capoot...
i went to get another one and my local stereo guys suggested this...





now its the same size as the optima....and just as good well mines been great so far and ive had it for 5 years now...
im currently running 2 12's and each are getting 500w a piece..plus my fronts are getting 25ow each side....and ive had no power problems....and its cheaper than the optima as well $320 including gst.....
all this stereo isnet in a mini..its in my swift so maybe the charging system is better than the minis....but there a great battery.....
do a serch on this forum as somewhere theres more infomation i posted on another post regarding the same topic and battery

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Yellow tops are fantastic, but overkill really. Just get a Red.

I bought my Yellow top about five years ago. Sat on the shelf for 3 years before i used it, just charged it up and it cranks the mini over great!
Even left the lights on for 3 hours and it still started.

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Well... you've gotta remember that they're Lucas lights.


The only provider of head light lamps with an intermittent setting.

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As already said yellow tops are GREAT but probably over kill if there isnt a big sterio or something like that in it... Jeez they are $$ too!

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